Lil Durk is gearing up for a serious legal battle as federal authorities claim he’s the mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot.
His attorneys are pushing back, arguing that the prosecution is misreading his rap lyrics and that there’s just not enough evidence to back their claims. The team, which includes Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, Jonathan Brayman, and Christy O’Connor from The Findling Law Firm, laid out their stance during a conversation with TMZ Hip Hop, saying “When you see an artist’s rap lyrics quoted as ‘evidence’ against them, it is a glaring indication that there is no real evidence against that person.”
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They continued, “The claims in the indictment against Mr. Banks are false and lacking in the most basic due diligence. The real truth is that Durk Banks is a Grammy Award-winning artist, a dedicated father, and a loving husband.”
“Mr. Banks has been intensely committed to giving back to the Chicago community he loves through his Neighborhood Heroes Foundation and has put on more than a dozen charitable events over the last few years.
“He is looking forward to fighting against these false allegations in court.”
The feds are saying that Durk laid out the whole scenario leading to the August 2022 murder of Quando Rondo’s cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, in his track “Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy” featuring Babyface Ray. They claim he detailed the steps in his verses when he rapped; “Told me they got an addy (gooo) / Got location (gooo) Green light (go, go, go, go, go) / Look on the news and see your son, You screamin’, ‘No, no’ (p***y!!!)”
The track dropped in December of that same year, months after the murder went down. But Durk’s lawyers are firing back, arguing that the idea there’s any real connection to the actual crime just doesn’t hold water.
